Pluripotent Stem Cells Shown To Generate New Retinal Cells Necessary For Vision, Study Finds
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 22:49
in Biology & Nature
Pluripotent stem cells -- those, like embryonic stem cells, that give rise to almost every type of cell in the body -- can be converted into the different classes of retinal cells necessary for vision, according to a new study.
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